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That day the people were sneaking into the city quietly, the way people who are ashamed of fleeing from the battle would sneak in quietly. The king covered his face and cried with a loud voice, “My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son.”

Joab came to the king at the house and said, “Today you have put to shame all your followers, who today have saved your life, the lives of your sons and daughters, and the lives of your wives and concubines.

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